wow! I am so sad for my kitty. he went to the vet today w/a list a mile long of symptoms of various issues- came back w/a diagnosis of FIV-Feline Immune Virus Just like Human AIDS.
the good things are: he may have had it for a long time & continue to do fine & we are in no danger of catching anything from him b/c of it.
The bad things are: we have to take Honey & Russell in to be tested on Saturday, & if they are negative they have to have 3 shot booster & then annual vaccinations for it, & Tiger will have a lower immune system & every little sniffle will need antibiotics.
It is ONLY passed by direct fluid transfer-sex, biting, flea from infected cat to healthy, sneezing directly into face of healthy.
his treatment-he's on clavimox for 7 days & kitten canned food b/c hismouth is full of sores -don't know what from. & if he has bladder/urinary infection the clavamox will fix that too. so for the next 7 days we are winging it w/him. he may have had it for a while & this is the end for him, or it maybe a cold maginified from his lower immunity 7 days to find out for sure.
*sigh*
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